13.35
GoodPlay With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £4858.52
- 2m 4f 0y
- Class 4
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
13/8 (Won)
- Win: £2.00
- Place: £1.10
Form: 5U56-1 CD
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
8th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 191y Class 3 |
12st 2lb |
Seven-time chase winner (once here); returned from break with disappointing effort last month but current mark is workable if subsequent wind operation and/or first-time cheekpieces prompt a return to form. |
6/1 |
|
7 |
4th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 203y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
He ran well in defeat in the main last year and is effective when fresh; could give a good account on this first start since December but there's been minimal movement in his mark this season and he may again prove vulnerable in this competitive contest. |
12/1 |
|
10 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 2m 7f 185y Class 1 |
11st 1lb |
Seven-time winner over fences and recent placed efforts in some good 2m5f-2m7f handicaps were bordering on career-best form; highly likely to give his running once more but has an air of vulnerability about him for win purposes. |
16/1 |
|
10 |
1st Nov 2025 Good 2m 7f 185y Class 1 |
11st 1lb |
Seven-time winner over fences and recent placed efforts in some good 2m5f-2m7f handicaps were bordering on career-best form; highly likely to give his running once more but has an air of vulnerability about him for win purposes. |
16/1 |
5/1
- Place: £3.30
Form: 117-PF
Last run: 14 days
W: 11st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
17th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 125y Class 4 |
11st 13lb |
Made all in small field at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) in September but absent since running poorly in Sedgefield marathon three weeks later and needs to resume in peak form to have a chance off current mark; swaps usual cheekpieces for first-time visor. |
7/1 |
|
4 |
19th Oct 2025 Good 3m 5f 48y Class 2 |
10st 10lb |
First chase win was in October 2023 and the second wasn't until last month but he thoroughly dominated a four-runner race at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) on that latest outing, returning to his best; unraced beyond that and needs to find a bit extra given he's back up 7lb, so connections enlist 7lb-claiming amateur who's already won a hurdle race for them this week. |
9/2 |
|
1st 5 |
29th Sep 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Returned from layoff with low-key hurdle run in May but has finished close up in two Worcester chases (both 2m7f, good) since; remains on a good mark and is also suited by this track; major player if stamina holds out over this new trip. |
15/8 |
7/2
Form: /51P-2 D
Last run: 31 days
W: 11st 10lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
15th Apr 2025 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
soon led, not fluent 3rd, hit 9th |
12/1 |
|
5th 1 |
15th Apr 2025 Good 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Badly out of form over hurdles and fences since returning last summer from a layoff; lurks on a dangerous mark and will be suited by today's trip/ground but needs to turn a corner. |
12/1 |
|
5th 3 |
5th Apr 2025 Good 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
raced in fourth, not fluent and dropped to last 7th, mistake 4 out, weakened before 2 out |
8/1 |
11/4
Form: 142-13 D BF
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 2lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
22nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Four-time chaser winner; out of form when last in action last spring but resumes on a workable mark and with trip/ground suitable; market may guide. |
12/1 |
|
4 |
22nd Apr 2025 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Four-time chaser winner; out of form when last in action last spring but resumes on a workable mark and with trip/ground suitable; market may guide. |
12/1 |
|
5th 6 |
23rd May 2024 Good 2m 3f 34y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
All wins on good/good to soft (2m-2m5f); won at Musselburgh in November (2m); pulled up on soft ground in January but posted a better effort back on a more suitable surface when third to a 20l winner here (2m5f, good) this month after a four-month break; should be all the sharper for that and he's back on a good mark; each-way claims. |
7/1 |
10/1
Form: 157-46 D
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 5lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 6 |
17th Aug 2024 Good 2m 1f 43y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Without a win since September 2022; has got himself well handicapped but it was all very laboured last time at Worcester. |
25/1 |
|
3 |
1st Jul 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Hasn't won since September 2022 but is starting to look well handicapped as a result; respectable third at Fakenham (2m, good) four weeks ago on first start in over six months; needs to find more. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
2nd Jun 2024 Good 2m 0f 59y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Ex-Charlie Longsdon; has won four times over fences, including off 11lb higher over C&D in January 2022; good stable debut when third of six in a 2m handicap hurdle here (good to soft) but not so good back over fences at Lingfield next time; bit to prove. |
14/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £9.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £8.78 |
| Trifecta | £26.70 |
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